Name: Acholeplasma palmae Tully et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pal’mae. L. gen. fem. n. palmae, of a palm tree, referring to the plant from which the organism was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 5233; ATCC 49389; J233

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16S rRNA gene: L33734 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tully JG, Whitcomb RF, Rose DL, Bove JM, Carle P, Somerson NL, Williamson DL, Eden-Green S. Acholeplasma brassicae sp. nov. and Acholeplasma palmae sp. nov., two non-sterol-requiring mollicutes from plant surfaces. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:680-684.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Alteracholeplasma palmae" (Tully et al. 1994) Watanabe et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00980 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PI? PP?". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Acholeplasma Edward and Freundt 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tully JG, Whitcomb RF, Rose DL, Bove JM, Carle P, Somerson NL, Williamson DL, Eden-Green S. Acholeplasma brassicae sp. nov. and Acholeplasma palmae sp. nov., two non-sterol-requiring mollicutes from plant surfaces. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:680-684.

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Record number: 783258